The Lahore High Court wants Quran to be taught as a separate subject in educational institutions across Punjab. At a hearing on Friday, the court issued an interim verdict for the implementation of the order. A three-member bench, including Justice Shahid Waheed and Justice Muhammad Iqbal, instructed the Punjab Secretary School Department to ensure the orders are strictly implemented. The court has instructed the chief executive officer of every district to visit all public and private schools and confirm that the Holy Quran is being taught as a separate compulsory subject. The judges have summoned the names of all the schools where Quran is being taught, along with the number.
95% of Pakistanis in favour of teaching Quran as compulsory subject
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95% Pakistanis support Punjab s decision to teach Quran as mandatory subject: survey
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The study of the Holy Quran was made compulsory in Punjab s private and public schools on July 16 and now teachers will be trained to impart this subject, announced Punjab Speaker Chaudhry Pervez Elahi at a press conference on Thursday. The government is pursuing an amendment to its Punjab Compulsory Teaching of Holy Quran Act, 2018. Elahi said that he thanked the ulema who had helped the government reach agreement on the use of one translation. Notifications will be issued for the change that will apply for classes 1 to 6 and beyond. The lower classes will study naazrah, or recitation, and translation will be for classes 7 onwards. He said that they would focus on the training of wom.